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21. How I took part in the Each One, Reach Bhaiyo Campaign: Turning my father and law colleagues into Bhaiyos
(News & Blog)
... of this practice in a 12-year-old me. It was much later when news regarding this practice reached me again. It was in the form of a video by a popular Indian think tank, 'Scroll.' In the video, the survivors ...
Created on 14 March 2022
22. Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Editorial intern Kristin Grady
(News & Blog)
... proofreading the new website and expanded on Sahiyo’s existing Style Guide, a cool editing tool that we use to make our usage and spelling consistent–in the same way a baker might rely on a recipe. Overall, ...
Created on 05 January 2022
23. Sahiyo in the Media
(News & Blog)
... in India: A Memoir of a Movement ‘Why didn’t my mother prevent it?’: healing the generational trauma of FGM Implementing Survivor-Led FGM Law In Washington State Activists See India as New Front ...
Created on 02 March 2021
24. Dear Maasi: "Should I tell my new partner about my experience with khatna?
(News & Blog)
... up that old trauma? —Divorcée Duriya Dear Divorcée Duriya, Hurray for your new relationship! It makes sense that you’re trying to figure this question out. Let me start by saying that sharing personal ...
Created on 13 September 2020
25. How COVID-19 impacts programs devoted to ending gender-based violence, including female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... healthcare professionals and community leaders on air and playing jingles to remind listeners not to cut their girls. Upon hearing the devastating news of the closed rescue houses, I was relieved to hear ...
Created on 21 July 2020
26. U.S. may deny asylum for females fleeing gender-based violence
(News & Blog)
By Hunter Kessous (Follow this link to take action immediately and stand with survivors before July 15th.) At the age of 17, Fauziya Kassindja narrowly escaped undergoing female genital cutting (FGC) ...
Created on 06 July 2020
27. Sahiyo Intern Spotlight: Development Intern Maria Elena Rivera-Beckstrom
(News & Blog)
... the new development interns. I basically found the call for application and looked up Sahiyo. It was actually the first time I learned about the organization, and although I have known about FGC, I did ...
Created on 30 June 2020
28. Digital advocacy on female genital cutting in the time of COVID-19
(News & Blog)
... “We’re able to still connect with community members in that way, and we held our first ever digital activist retreat in April, which was supposed to be in New York in person. “It was an experiment and ...
Created on 18 June 2020
29. Voices Series: Why silence is our enemy
(News & Blog)
... I almost turned the car around. But I knew I needed to say something, not just for me, but for a sister that would never get to.  Some of my fears came from the knowledge that I am probably the last ...
Created on 26 February 2020
30. For survivors and their doctors: An online tool about female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... female genital cutting (FGC), and it caused complications during the delivery. No one knew how to properly care for her at the hospital while she delivered, and she nearly bled out. In short, those caring ...
Created on 02 May 2019
31. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 6: Effects of FGM/C on the Lower Urinary Tract System
(News & Blog)
...  Julia is a Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeon in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern. During her residency at New York Presbyterian – Weill Cornell, she founded ...
Created on 26 October 2018
32. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Work of the devil?
(News & Blog)
... over a period of time is prescribed, one can only conclude that the devil himself has repeatedly sought to undermine the Prophet’s cause as champion of the rights of women! Today we call this ‘fake news’ ...
Created on 11 October 2018
33. Finally in the spotlight: Female Genital Cutting is getting national attention in Sri Lanka
(News & Blog)
Until a few months ago, Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in Sri Lanka was spoken about only in whispers within practicing communities and in a few news articles. Since last month, however, the issue has suddenly ...
Created on 14 December 2017
34. Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Roshan Kokane
(News & Blog)
... of undergoing genital cutting and neither does someone from my family but when I first read about it in my college, it affected me. I knew I had to support the project somehow and began working with Sahiyo. ...
Created on 14 September 2017
35. Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Shabana Feroze
(News & Blog)
... more people. And of course, I have shared the petition with my network and keep sharing news about FGC and Sahiyo’s research as much as possible so I can get friends and family to support the cause, and ...
Created on 19 August 2017
36. Female Genital Cutting is being practiced in Kerala too: Sahiyo investigation
(News & Blog)
by Aarefa Johari and Aysha Mahmood (Read the Malayalam version of this report here.)  The practice of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in India has so far been associated only with the Dawoodi Bohra community ...
Created on 14 August 2017
37. Telling one’s personal Khatna story can lead to another’s not continuing FGM/C too
(News & Blog)
... our community know that Khatna has happened to women they know; whereas for decades they were not aware. Last year, after the New York Jammat (congregation) issued a letter to the entire community that ...
Created on 21 February 2017
38. Announcing 16 Days of Activism with Sahiyo: Join the campaign!
(News & Blog)
... get hold of Sahiyo’s new ‘Stop FGC’ badge and pin it proudly on your Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Instagram or Snapchat profiles. The message is simple, orange and eye-catching, and will serve as a great ...
Created on 24 November 2016
39. A note on terminology and why Sahiyo uses FGC
(News & Blog)
By Mariya Taher   When I was in graduate school in 2008 for my Master of School Work degree, I began seriously and thoroughly researching the topic of Female Genital Cutting (FGC). Some of you reading ...
Created on 06 September 2016
40. The Un-Cut
(News & Blog)
... of the blade that had managed to miss my body, but had succeeded in slicing away my soul.   Bio: Insia Dariwala is an Advertising and Mass Communications graduate from New York and an award-winning ...
Created on 29 August 2016